Mr. BSESS, Ms. BSEd win MMEduc 2023

THE BACHELOR of Science in Exercise and Sports Sciences (BSESS) and the Bachelor of Secondary Education Major in English won the Mr. and Ms. College of Education (CEduc) 2023.

Ethan Dean Lazaro, a BSESS student, and Sophia Louise Porciuncula, a BSEd candidate, won the crown and will represent their College in the Mr. and Ms. University of the East 2023. They were crowned on February 8 at the Instructional Resource Center of the UE Manila CEduc Building.

In addition to the title, they received the Best in Advocacy Award. Lazaro has focused his advocacy on the promotion of his degree program, whereas Porciuncula has focused on the “upliftment” of their College.

In response to a question about how she could promote her cause, Porciuncula stated that she wanted to show and remind people that teaching is the “noblest profession,” despite the fact that it is not always appreciated.

“I firmly believe that being an educator has been disregarded for the longest period of time. And if I will be given a chance to win this title, as a prospect[ive] educator myself, once I enter the classroom and face my students, I will redundantly remind them each and every day of the beauty of being an educator and why it is being called the noblest profession of them all,” she said.

Lazaro, on the other hand, believes that his degree program should be treated equally with other courses. He stressed that his course was the “root” of his passion and aspirations.

“Throughout the years, my course has always been the ‘lang’ of the courses. Sports lang ‘yan, madali lang ‘yan. It’s always like that,” the 21-year-old student said.

“Nevertheless, I’m standing right here in front of you to show that the sports science course is the root of my passion and my dreams. Right now, here I am to show you what a true sports science student is,” Mr. Education 2023 added.

Meanwhile, first runners-up were Elijah Mikhael Diaz of BSEd and Milca Joel Casamis of Bachelor of Elementary Education (BEEd). Second runners-up were Axl Dela Cruz of BEEd and Dea Pauline Villamor of BSESS.